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Setsuko Shinoda

しのだ せつこ

Shinoda Setsuko

プロフィール

性別
女性
生誕
1955-10-23 （Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan）
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese
居住地歴
Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan

経歴

職業
novelist, horror writer, science fiction writer, mystery writer
活動期間
1990年〜
所属
Mystery Writers of Japan, Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan
所属団体
Mystery Writers of Japan, Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan

学歴

Tokyo Metropolitan Fujimori High School
国: Japan
Tokyo Gakugei University
Faculty of Education
学位: 学士
国: Japan

受賞歴

Shosetsu Subaru New Writer Prize
1990
対象作品: Kinuno Hen'yō (Silk's Metamorphosis)
主催: Shueisha
結果: 受賞
Yamamoto Shugoro Prize
1997
対象作品: Gosaintan — Seat of God
主催: Yamamoto Shugoro Prize
結果: 受賞
Naoki Prize
1997
対象作品: Women’s Jihad
主催: Naoki Prize
結果: 受賞
Shibata Renzaburo Award
2009
対象作品: Virtual Ritual
主催: Shibata Renzaburo Award
結果: 受賞
Art Encouragement Prize (Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology)
2011
対象作品: Stabat Mater
主催: Art Encouragement Prize
結果: 受賞
Chuo Koron Literary Prize
2015
対象作品: Indo Crystal
主催: Chuo Koron Shinsha
結果: 受賞
Yoshikawa Eiji Literary Prize
2019
対象作品: Back of the Mirror
主催: Yoshikawa Eiji Prize
結果: 受賞
Medal with Purple Ribbon
2020
主催: Cabinet Office (Japan)
結果: 受章

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Kinuno Hen'yō (Silk's Metamorphosis)

1991年 Horror / science fiction elements

A mid-length horror with panic-SF touches. Her debut piece that attracted attention.

fearscientific elementssocial anxiety

Women’s Jihad

1997年 Linked short stories / social novel

A linked short-story collection depicting young career women navigating a male-dominated society. An unusual work that grew from an editor's request and won the Naoki Prize.

women's lifestylescareermarriage and pregnancysocial structure
映像化・舞台化
  • [Television drama] Women's Holy War (TV adaptation) (1997)

Gosaintan — Seat of God

1996年 Legendary / adventure fiction

A long work with legendary elements, dealing with religious motifs and mythic themes.

religionmythadventure

Virtual Ritual

2008年 Social SF / dystopia

A major work that depicts ritualistic phenomena against the backdrop of an information-driven, managed society. Winner of the Shibata Renzaburo Award.

bureaucratic societyreligion and belieftechnology
映像化・舞台化
  • [Television drama] Virtual Ritual (NHK Premium Drama) (2023)

Indo Crystal

2014年 Literary / social novel

A long novel that explores the intersections of cultures and civilizations and human endeavors. Winner of the Chuo Koron Literary Prize.

clash of civilizationsindividual and society

Back of the Mirror

2018年 Literary fiction

A work that delicately portrays human interiority and relationships. Winner of the Yoshikawa Eiji Literary Prize.

human relationshipsmemory and self

Canon

1996年 Music horror

A horror novel centered on music. Adapted for television by WOWOW.

musicfear
映像化・舞台化
  • [Television drama] Canon (WOWOW) (2002)

Summer Calamity

1995年 Medical panic / mystery

A novel about medical panic. It was nominated for the Naoki Prize and adapted for television.

medical issuessocial vulnerability
映像化・舞台化
  • [Television drama] Virus Panic 2006 Summer — The Town Was Infected (based on Summer Calamity) (2006)

全著作

  • Kinuno Hen'yō (Silk's Metamorphosis)
  • Forger
  • Blue Honeymoon
  • Transformation (reissued as Maestro)
  • Aquarium
  • Sanctuary
  • Summer Calamity
  • Canon
  • Gosaintan — Seat of God
  • Women’s Jihad
  • The Saito Family's Nuclear Warhead
  • A Hundred Years of Love
  • Indo Crystal
  • Virtual Ritual
  • Back of the Mirror

翻案

  • Women’s Jihad → NHK drama 'Women's Holy War (Jihad)'
  • Canon → WOWOW TV drama (2002)
  • Virtual Ritual → NHK Premium Drama (2023)
  • Summer Calamity → TV adaptation (Virus Panic 2006 Summer)

作風・主題

文体
genre-blending across horror, SF and mysterysocially critical, calm and meticulously plotted prosecombination of ensemble casts and intimate interior description
頻出モチーフ
bureaucratic/managed societiesreligion and ritualpatriarchy and gendermusic and artistic motifsmedical and scientific crises

評価・遺産

Known for an original style that crosses horror, SF and mystery, Shinoda has been highly regarded for socially critical works. Her many literary awards and TV adaptations have also broadened her influence among general audiences.

関連学会

  • Mystery Writers of Japan
  • Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan

資料所蔵先

  • Holdings at the National Diet Library of Japan

大衆文化への影響

  • Works such as 'Women’s Jihad' have been adapted for television and become widely known to general audiences.
  • Works themed on music and religion have been adapted and featured in media.

引用

  • It was unexpected and unwelcome.
    出典: Interview after the award (1997年)

豆知識

  • Hobbies include playing the cello; she collaborated with singer Kumiko Yamashita.
  • Worked as a municipal office employee and helped establish a public library.
  • Experienced a miscarriage during pregnancy (publicly reported).
  • Married, no children (public information).
  • Served as a judge for the NHK Kouhaku Uta Gassen (1997).